Kindia, a 12-year-old female, gave birth to a female calf on Aug. 10.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after video surfaced showing a man jumping an enclosure at the L.A. Zoo and spanking one of the hippos.

Oklahoma City native Gayla Peevey has welcomed another hippopotamus to the city's zoo, more than 60 years after her song about wanting one for Christmas helped the facility purchase its first.